Rasberry Pi Launches...

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Well, its finally on sale. I went to RS-Components and you can only register an interest ...

The Farnell site is now open but is only taking details if you are interested. Probably means the first batch is sold

Bake to the old AVR gadgets for a while!

From Farnell:

Following the successful launch of Raspberry Pi Board B this morning we've seen unpresidented levels of interest in this product. Stocks from Raspberry Pi of the initial production quanitiy are limited and these have already sold out. For those of you who have already pre-ordered, we will let you know in the next few days when you can expect your delivery. We're working very closely with Raspberry Pi to ensure we meet the demand as soon as possible. We will be one of the first to have Raspberry Pi's in stock and delivered to you, so if you haven't been able to pre-order, register your interest below so we can let you know as soon as you can order again and keep you updated with the latest on availability.

I've been following this project for ages, and at the price its unbeatable. The guy that founded it is the guy that wrote Elite back in the good old days, so when he announced it, gave a guide at the price, as well as the spec, I wanted one there & then!

To me the best way for this to succeed is to have a sort of online magazine, where different ideas are banded about and new applications discussed. You could do this with a forum, but perhaps with a bit more in the "article/comments" slant.

I still remember when the (paper) magazine with cover disk was king. Reader submissions could net you a cool £20 in some cases! (This was back when £20 could buy a house)

Manasij Mukherjee | gcc-4.9.2 @Arch Linux Slow and Steady wins the race... if and only if :1.None of the other participants are fast and steady.
2.The fast and unsteady suddenly falls asleep while running !

Finally got the shipping update: should be with me during the last week of May. I have another on order too. Decided I'm going to try make a cheap low power media network for my house with them. Should keep me out of trouble for a while when they actually arrive!